Fighters (light novel)
| fighter | |
|---|---|
| Original title | け ん ぷ フ ァ ー |
| transcription | Kenpufā |
| genre | Harem , etchi , comedy , action, fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| country | Japan |
| author | Toshihiko Tsukiji |
| illustrator | Semmu |
| publishing company | Media Factory |
| First publication | November 24, 2006 - March 25, 2010 |
| expenditure | 15th |
| Manga | |
| Illustrator | Yu Tatibana |
| publishing company | Media Factory |
| magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| First publication | February 27, 2008 - August 2013 |
| expenditure | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
 Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2009 |
| Studio | Nomad |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Yasuhiro Kuroda |
| music | Tatsuya Kato |
| First broadcast | October 2 - December 18, 2009 on TBS |
| Anime television series | |
| title | fighter for love |
| Original title | け ん ぷ フ ァ ー for love |
| transcription | Kempufā for love |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2011 |
| Studio | Nomad |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Director | Yasuhiro Kuroda |
| music | Tatsuya Kato |
| First broadcast | April 8, 2011 on TBS |
Fighters ( Japanese け ん ぷ フ ァ ー , Kenpufā ) is the title of a light novel series written by Toshihiko Tsukiji and illustrated by Senmu. The first copy of the still ongoing series was published November 24, 2006. The book series was adapted as both a manga and an anime television series.
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The average high school student Natsuru Senō wakes up one morning to the remarkable discovery that he has turned into a girl. It seems even more absurd to him that his Harakiri tiger (cuddly toy) speaks to him and can move. So he learns that from now on he is a "fighter" and that he is under a contract, which is symbolized by his blue bracelet. Waking up the next day, he believes that what had happened last night was just a dream, and meets Kaede Sakura on the way to school.
While attending school, they are unexpectedly attacked by Akane Mishima, who has been transformed into a "fighter," which makes Natsuru's bracelet glow. Remembering Harakiri's words that he would transform shortly after lighting up, he disappears from Kaede's field of vision. In the following argument, both Kaede and Akane are saved from death by Natsuru's female self, which triggers a strong affection for the female Natsuru in Kaede. After the dispute has been settled, Natsuru is approached at school by the normal Akane, who turns out to be a very reserved girl. From her he finally learns that because of the bracelet in the same color, they should both belong to the same team, whose opponents should be visible on a red bracelet. As the story progresses, Akane and Natsuru quickly meet the first member of the "Red faction", who represent the opponents. However, this person turns out to be the head girl of the school of the two. The head girl Shizuku, however, wants it to remain a secret in the school that these fighters exist and thus she ensures that Natsuru also goes to this school in his female form. Furthermore, problems arise again and again because Natsuru cannot control his transformation yet.
After a while, however, the blue and red fighters become friends because they see no point in fighting each other as no one can tell them the reason why they would have to fight. However, after a certain time, the “white fighters” turn on, so that fighting starts again.
Characters
- Natsuru Senō ( 瀬 能 ナ ツ ル , Senō Natsuru )
- He is the protagonist of the series and an ordinary student in the second year of the private (Seitetsu Gakuin High School). He has been designated as a member of the blue team and has magical powers ("spells") based on fire. But since all “fighters” have to be female, he undergoes a sex change every time he is transformed. This has numerous disadvantages for him, as he is always confronted with the other gender role and stupidly falls in love with his secret love Kaede in his female self.
- Akane Mishima ( 美 嶋 紅 音 , Mishima Akane )
- She is a librarian who quickly becomes Natsuru's friend and is also a blue fighter. In normal form, extremely shy and reserved, their personality changes dramatically during the transformation. She throws swear words around her, is usually angry, vengeful and, above all, trigger-happy. As a so-called “rifle type”, it uses all kinds of handguns, including machine guns. Over time, she falls in love with the male form of Natsuru and repeatedly falls into perverse fantasies in her mind, which is particularly evident in conversations where she repeatedly interprets words as sexual innuendos.
- Shizuku Sangō ( 三 郷 雫 , Sangō Shizuku )
- She is the chairman of the student council and is one of the beauties of Seitetsu. She is considered extremely exemplary and has never missed a lesson so far. In addition, however, she is also a fighter on the red team and uses two daggers tied with chains as a weapon. Your goal is to see through the moderator's intentions. As long as she has not yet achieved this goal, there are always arguments with the blue team, which she joins at a later section of the plot. She has an ambivalent relationship with Natsuru. On the one hand, she is in love with both of its forms and, on the other hand, she loves to have fun at his expense.
- Mikoto Kondō ( 近 堂 水 琴 , Kondō Mikoto )
- She is Natsuru's childhood friend, who traveled the world for a long time with her father, an archaeologist. Because of her experience of leading a risky life, she is extremely careless and fearless even after her return. She too developed strong feelings for Natsuru from childhood and is accordingly jealous of the other girls around him. She also turned into a fighter and belongs to the red team and uses a katana as a weapon.
Conception
As the title fighter suggests, many terms have been borrowed from the German language . The individual skills / character classes are also called "magic" in Japanese (
Origin and publications
The light novel series was written by Toshihiko Tsukiji and illustrated by Semmu. Which is directing to a male audience Book series is by Media Factory under the imprint MF Bunko J released. The first copy was published on November 24, 2006. Since then, 11 issues of the still ongoing series have been published within Japan. There are also 3 special editions for volumes 8-10.
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Adaptations
Manga
An adaptation of the series as a manga was drawn by Yu Tatibana . However, the plot was taken directly from the light novel series written by Toshihiko Tsukiji. The manga has appeared since February 27, 2008 within the magazine Monthly Comic Alive . So far, the previously published chapters have been combined into nine Tankōbon issues.
- Vol. 1: ISBN 978-4-8401-2282-5 , October 23, 2008
- Vol. 2: ISBN 978-4-8401-2548-2 , March 23, 2009
- Vol. 3: ISBN 978-4-8401-2917-6 , September 23, 2009
The manga has been published in German by Kazé Germany since October 2012 in ten volumes.
Anime
In 2009, the light novel was adapted as a 12-part anime television series produced by Nomad studio under the direction of Yasuhiro Kuroda . The character design was created by Mariko Fujita based on the original by Senmu. The artistic direction was taken over by Yoshinori Hirose. The backgrounds of the series were made in cooperation with JCStaff or JC Staff Art Department. Each episode has a German and a Japanese title.
From October 2 to December 18, 2009 after midnight (and thus on the previous television day ), the series was broadcast for the first time on a weekly basis on the Japanese television station TBS . CBC started a week later and Sun TV started three days later . The first nationwide broadcast was via satellite on BS-TBS on October 31.
In the spring of 2011, the sequel was released fighters for love ( け ん ぷ フ ァ ー for love), which is the 13th and 14th episode. Both were first shown during a fighter event on March 6, 2011 at the Odaiba Cinema Mediage . The second part, i.e. H. the 14th episode alone was also broadcast on television - for the first time on April 8 after midnight on TBS and within a week on Sun TV, KBS Kyoto and CBC. Both were released together on May 25, 2011 on DVD and BluRay.
synchronization
The Berlin dubbing studio TV + Synchron is distinguished for the German version. Detlef Klein is responsible for the dialogue direction and dubbing .
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Natsuru Seno | Marina Inoue | René Dawn-Claude (♂) |
| Anna Grisebach (♀) | ||
| Akane Mishima | Yui Horie | Kaya Marie Möller |
| Shizuku Sango | Kaori Nazuka | Katrin Zimmermann |
| Mikoto Kondo | Kana Asumi | Manja Doering |
| Kaede Sakura | Megumi Nakajima | Anita Marietta Hopt |
| Mikihito Higashida | Yoshihisa Kawahara | Oliver Bender |
| Masumi Nishino | Shiori Mikami | Gundi Eberhard |
| Class representative | Yuuki Kobayashi | Tanja Schmitz |
| Harakiri tiger | Michiko Nomura | Santiago Ziesmer |
| Seppuku rabbit | Yukari Tamura | Daniela Reidies |
| Electroshock cat | Nana Mizuki | Anja Rybiczka |
| Burnt offering lion | Kenji Utsumi | Alex Lutter |
music
The music in the opening credits of the series was interpreted by Minami Kuribayashi , in the credits by the speakers Marina Inoue and Megumi Nakajima. Accordingly, these were the titles Unreal Paradise ( あ ん り あ る パ ラ ダ イ ス , Anriaru Paradaisu ) and One Way Ryōomoi ( ワ ン ウ ェ イ 両 想 い , Wan Wei Ryōomoi ).
Fighters for Love used the opening title Choose my love! by Minami Kuribayashi and in the credits Mōsō Shōjo A ( 妄想 少女 A ) by Yui Horie and Yukari Tamura under their role names Akane Mishima and Seppuku Kuro Usagi.
Web links
- Official TBS Anime Website (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the manga , anime series and fighters for love (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1 of 2 Fighters For Love Episodes Will Not Air. In: Anime News Network. February 14, 2011, accessed April 16, 2011 .
- ↑ け ん ぷ フ ァ ー for love. StarChild, accessed April 16, 2011 (Japanese).